An employer shall not enter into any contract in which a penalty or indemnity for possible damages caused by the breach of a labor contract is predetermined.
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Labor Standards Act — Article 20 (Prohibition against Predetermination of Penalty for Breach of Contracts)
근로기준법 제20조
This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-23. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.
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